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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – No. 23 (ITA Division II) Flagler College defeated No. 31 Georgia College & State University in a Peach Belt Conference women's tennis match Sunday afternoon at the Flagler Tennis Center.

Flagler won its second match in a row and improved to 7-2 overall and 4-1 in the Peach Belt while GCSU fell to 3-6 overall and 1-4 in the league.

Flagler got off to a great start by sweeping all three doubles flights. Chelsi de Cuba (Fort Pierce, Fla./Vero Beach HS) and Lauren Pfeiffer (Fort Pierce, Fla./Florida Gulf Coast U.) defeated Diane Danna and Bertille Lion 8-4. Veronica Figueroa (Orlando, Fla./Cypress Creek HS) and Jennifer Saviano (Davie, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS) rolled at No. 2 doubles with an 8-2 win over Kayla Barksdale and Michelle Lingner. Chelsea Taylor (Bradenton, Fla./Bradenton Prep) and Rachel Gould (Toronto, Ontario/Vaughan Road Academy) posted an 8-5 win over Adriana Acuna and Linda Mosa at No. 3 doubles.

In singles play, Flagler's 4-6 flights all won in straight sets. Saviano defated Lingner 6-3 and 6-0 at No. 4 singles and raised her record to 7-2 this season. Deon Miller (Miami, Fla./Dr. Michael Krop HS) rolled past Mosa 6-2 and 6-1 to improved to 7-2 this year and Taylor raised her singles record to 7-1 with a 6-1 and 6-0 win over Acuna.

Flagler hosts No. 33 Grand Valley State University on Tuesday (Mar. 9) at 4 p.m. at the Flagler Tennis Center.

#23 Flagler 6, #31 Georgia College 3
Mar 07, 2010 at St. Augustine, FL (Flagler Tennis Center)

Singles competition
1. Diane Danna (GCSU-W) def. Chelsi de Cuba (FCW) 6-3, 6-4
2. Kayla Barksdale (GCSU-W) def. Lauren Pfeiffer (FCW) 6-3, 5-7, 6-2
3. Bertille Lion (GCSU-W) def. Veronica Figueroa (FCW) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
4. Jennifer Saviano (FCW) def. Michelle Lingner (GCSU-W) 6-3, 6-0
5. Deon Miller (FCW) def. Linda Mosa (GCSU-W) 6-2, 6-1
6. Chelsea Taylor (FCW) def. Adriana Acuna (GCSU-W) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Chelsi de Cuba/Lauren Pfeiffer (FCW) def. Diane Danna/Bertille Lion (GCSU-W) 8-4
2. Veronica Figueroa/Jennifer Saviano (FCW) def. Kayla Barksdale/Michelle Lingner (GCSU-W) 8-2
3. Chelsea Taylor/Rachel Gould (FCW) def. Adriana Acuna/Linda Mosa (GCSU-W) 8-5

Match Notes
Georgia College 3-6, 1-4 Peach Belt; National ranking #31; Regional ranking #7
Flagler 7-2, 4-1 Peach Belt; National ranking #23; Regional ranking #5